The Kano State Government has announced plans to regulate borehole drilling across the state, citing the indiscriminate practice as a major contributor to the depletion of underground water reserves. The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa, warned against the drilling of multiple boreholes in a single location without proper regulation, stating that it constitutes 'absolute madness'. He emphasized that underground water belongs to the state and that the government has the legal authority to monitor and regulate its use. Doguwa also warned against the diversion of treated water for farming purposes, stressing that such activities deprive residents of access to drinking water.
The Kano State Government has vowed to regulate borehole drilling across the state, describing the indiscriminate practice as “absolute madness” that is depleting underground water reserves. The State Commissioner for Water Resources , Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa, made this declaration while unveiling 10 new water pumps at the Tamburawa Water Treatment Plant on Saturday.
'A situation where somebody will build many houses in one place and drill a borehole for each of the houses is madness, absolute madness, and we are not going to condone that,' he stated firmly. Doguwa emphasized that underground water belongs to the state government, which has the legal mandate to regulate and monitor its use. 'It is our water. We have to know what you are using, you have to pay us, and we have to monitor it strictly,' he declared.
WATER RESOURCES BOREHOLE DRILLING WATER DEPLETION REGULATION Kano State
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